State Ex Rel. Beierle v. Civil Service Commission

While Beierle argues three grounds for reversal, all of them merge into the question of whether the interpretation by the Civil Service Commission of the City of Cudahy of sec. 12.04 (7) of the Cudahy city code was reasonable. The material facts are not in dispute. The appellant sold his electrical business to Phillips, partly for cash and a promissory note of $4,000 payable in two instalments within two years. While he continued to finish work in process through employees, this work does not seem to have been the basis for his discharge.

The acts complained of consist in making eight…